noun:

• (theory of) the immortality of the soul - obscure term

noun / ~する noun:

• toughening the law; making the law stricter

noun:

• the Four Beginnings (Mencius); the Four Sprouts

noun:

• between the leaves; through the leaves

noun:

• clerical appearance; appearance of a priest - Buddhism term
• teachings of Buddha; condition of the universe at creation; in the pure land teachings, the name of Amitabha, or prayers to Amitabha; investiture of a Buddhist priest

noun:

• eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii) ➜ 強飯・姫飯
• first intercourse of the New Year
• loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead - slang

noun:

• extraordinary Diet session; extraordinary session of the Diet; session of the Diet convoked by the Cabinet by need or house request

noun:

• extraordinary Diet session; extraordinary session of the Diet; session of the Diet convoked by the Cabinet by need or house request ➜ 臨時国会

noun / ~する noun:

• regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

noun:

• market price
• speculation (e.g. on stocks)
• reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation; esteem

noun:

• mark; guide; landmark
• purpose; aim; goal; intention; end
• sight (on a firearm) ➜ 照準器

noun:

• word of mouth
• comment on an Internet forum or web page

noun:

• batting
• butting
• intruding on someone else's turf
• having a time or schedule conflict

noun:

• exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising

~の noun / ~たる adjective / ~と adverb:

• outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint - four character idiom

noun:

• guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange
• brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)

noun:

• Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana - four character idiom ➜ うらぼん・お盆

noun / ~する noun:

• fasting; abstinence; confinement to one's house on an unlucky day

noun:

• women's obi with a different colour on each side (originally black and white)

noun:

• kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun

noun:

• a service station for cars that run on alternative fuels

noun:

• popularly accepted "on" reading of a kanji (as opposed to those derived from Chinese)

noun:

• a sense of release (as if one had wings and were riding on air) - four character idiom

noun:

• cards with words or phrases written on them, used in Japanese karuta games ➜ 取り札

noun:

• extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs)